This really surprised me that almost a 1/3 of the respondents thought it was good
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Do you think Ralph Nadar made the right choice in entering the race for president?
Yes:
30%
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60%
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9%
Total Voters: 9928
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DAILY POLL
Do you think Ralph Nadar made the right choice in entering the race for president?
Yes:
30%
No:
60%
Not sure:
9%
Total Voters: 9928
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This really surprised me that almost a 1/3 of the respondents thought it was good
I agree Mary Kay! Ralph Nader doesn't have a chance! Who understands these guy's?? LOL
What a waste of money![]()
Glenda
Hi, Mary Kay.
95% of the 30% are Bush backers!
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Hi, Glenda.
I went to his web site and left a message (w/o an e-mail addy, of course, so I won't get lots of please for financial support) telling him he is a selfish egomaniac.
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... but if the politics of the man ate into Bush's base, you would be praising him for his heroic efforts!
Evie ![]()
Hi, Evie.
Your guess is somewhat incorrect, as I considered Perot an egomaniac, though I'm not sure about the "selfish" part. Ralph Nader is to Democrats/liberals as Pat Buchanan is to republicans/conservatives.
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Dave, I must wonder, did you do the same with Ross Perot? Why not?
Hi, J.
As I indicated, I consider Perot an egomaniac, but he really did have some structural issues that were worthwhile (at least the first time). I believe he also cut about equally into both parties, btw. Nader, OTOH, is >90% aligned with the positions of one of the candidates, and <10% with the other. Nonethless, he's willing to accept the guy he agrees with <10% of the time -- that's extremism personified.
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Hi, Cindi.
Given the electoral college and the polls, voting for Gore in Texas would have been a totally wasted vote. So I worked a swap with a Nader voter in Oregon, which was very close (wish it had been FL or NH!) who supposedly voted for Gore where it would do a lot more good than my wasted vote in TX. And yes, Nader was an egomaniac then, too!
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"...voting for Gore in Texas would have been a totally wasted vote."
So how was voting for Nader not a wasted vote? without even getting into the legality or otherwise of 'swapping votes'.
-- Roger (NC)
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Interesting agreement, Dave. Would it be acceptable to "trade" a vote for President for a vote for, say Governor? Something about the legality of an agreement to obtain votes by giving something in return across state lines strikes me as possibly legally problematic.